Social/Emotional Worksheets and Activities | Coping with Differences

Everyone’s favorite reindeer is front and center in this set of social/emotional worksheets and activities. Your elementary school learners will be engaged as they work through a variety of situations focusing on differences, both with Rudolph and themselves. These are wonderful activities for those learners struggling with feeling “different” from their peers. The goals of this product are to help learners identify emotions, identify positive and negative behaviors, learn healthy coping skills, and build self-esteem. They will achieve these skills by going step-by-step through Rudolph’s difficult journey and identifying situations in their lives that might be similar. Then they’ll work to see differences in a positive light. Learning mediums in this product include worksheets, a learning game, and opportunities to talk through real-world scenariosthat affect nearly everyone. No matter what capacity in which you work with children, this is an engaging product to help build social and emotional awareness skills. Worksheets are available in a color version, as well as a black & white version. An answer key for some worksheets is available, however most answers will be vary based on individual learners. PLEASE NOTE: the color version and black & white version are IDENTICAL.

When you purchase this product, you will receive:

PAGES 1-3: a set of cards with 11 facial expressions corresponding with different emotions on reindeer faces.

PAGE 4: learners will identify Rudolph’s feelings about his “different” nose and draw a picture to illustrate his feelings.

PAGE 5: learners will discuss Rudolph’s feeling about being laughed at by the other reindeer and draw the corresponding facial expression on Rudolph’s face.

PAGE 6: learners will discuss a situation in which they were laughed at and identify the feelings associated with that situation. They’ll draw the corresponding facial expression on a blank human face.

PAGE 7: learners will cut and glue various reindeer facial expressions into two columns to show how Rudolph felt about being called names by the other reindeer.

PAGE 8: learners will discuss a time when they were called names and identify feelings associated with the situation. They will also write three positive qualities about Rudolph, themselves, and another person.

PAGE 9: learners will discuss Rudolph’s feeling about being excluded by the other reindeer and draw the corresponding facial expression on Rudolph’s face. They will also write a way Rudolph could have problem solved the situation.

PAGE 10: learners will discuss a situation in which they felt left out. They will identify what it means to be excluded and included. Learners will write and draw about both terms.

PAGE 11: learners will look at positive and negative behaviors and learn how some behaviors are outward, while others are inward.

PAGE 12: learners will identify how they tend to behave in stressful situations.

PAGE 13: learners will use Rudolph’s Wheel O’ Feelings to learn about feelings hidden underneath “sadness.”

PAGE 14: learners will use Rudolph’s Wheel O’ Feelings to learn about feelings hidden underneath “anger.”

PAGE 15: learners will cut and glue healthy coping skills associated with the 5 senses.

PAGE 16: learners will identify healthy ways in which to solve problems.

PAGE 17: learners will learn about, discuss, and write about why people act in mean ways.

PAGE 18: learners will write dialogue between Santa and Rudolph and include Rudolph’s feelings about being chosen for a special job.

PAGE 19: learners will discuss and write about a time they were chosen to do something special and how it made them feel.

PAGE 20: learners will use Rudolph’s Wheel O’ Feelings to identify how Rudolph felt when the other reindeer cheered for him.
PAGE 21: learners will discuss and write about a time they were cheered for. They will draw a corresponding facial expression and write about their behavior in the situation.

PAGE 22: learners will use Rudolph’s Wheel O’ Feelings to learn about feelings hidden underneath “happiness.”

PAGE 23: learners will write about ways in which Rudolph and the other reindeer are the same and what they have in common.

PAGE 24: learners will discuss how personal differences can end up being positive. They will also identify what Rudolph’s situation taught others.

PAGE 25: learners will draw a self-portrait and write various positive characteristics about themselves.

PAGES 26-28: a set of reindeer facial expression cards and corresponding situation cards for learners to play a matching game. 

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